D. A. Baylor

19.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
98 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

D. A. Baylor is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, D. A. Baylor has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 69 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in D. A. Baylor's work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (60 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (60 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (25 papers). D. A. Baylor is often cited by papers focused on Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (60 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (60 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (25 papers). D. A. Baylor collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. D. A. Baylor's co-authors include King‐Wai Yau, Trevor D. Lamb, A. L. Hodgkin, Julie L. Schnapf, B J Nunn, Markus Meister, John G. Nicholls, M. G. F. Fuortes, Marie E. Burns and Fred Rieke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

D. A. Baylor

96 papers receiving 14.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Synchronous Bursts of Action Potentials in Ganglion Cells of the Developing Mammalian Retina

1991 869 citations Markus Meister, D. A. Baylor et al. Science profile →
Responses of retinal rods to single photons.

1979 728 citations D. A. Baylor, King‐Wai Yau et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Receptive fields of cones in the retina of the turtle

1971 676 citations D. A. Baylor et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
The photocurrent, noise and spectral sensitivity of rods of the monkey Macaca fascicularis.

1984 527 citations D. A. Baylor, B J Nunn et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
Specific modalities and receptive fields of sensory neurons in CNS of the leech.

1968 487 citations John G. Nicholls, D. A. Baylor profile →
Electrical responses of single cones in the retina of the turtle

1970 409 citations D. A. Baylor et al. The Journal of Physiology profile →
The membrane current of single rod outer segments

1979 393 citations D. A. Baylor, King‐Wai Yau et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. A. Baylor United States	61	11.2k	10.8k	4.1k	924	841	98	15.5k
Peter Sterling United States	66	6.9k 0.6×	6.8k 0.6×	4.2k 1.0×	564 0.6×	678 0.8×	151	12.3k
Heinz Wässle Germany	83	14.4k 1.3×	16.2k 1.5×	3.8k 0.9×	2.3k 2.5×	488 0.6×	157	19.3k
Markus Meister United States	58	8.9k 0.8×	5.9k 0.6×	7.3k 1.8×	410 0.4×	2.0k 2.4×	93	15.2k
Carla J. Shatz United States	70	15.3k 1.4×	8.5k 0.8×	6.1k 1.5×	656 0.7×	896 1.1×	122	22.1k
R. W. Guillery United States	64	7.6k 0.7×	5.6k 0.5×	6.6k 1.6×	1.5k 1.6×	805 1.0×	149	13.9k
Edward N. Pugh United States	59	5.8k 0.5×	8.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	2.3k 2.5×	474 0.6×	180	12.1k
Fred Rieke United States	53	5.9k 0.5×	5.5k 0.5×	5.4k 1.3×	581 0.6×	454 0.5×	135	10.4k
Stephen W. Kuffler United States	43	7.2k 0.6×	5.0k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	274 0.3×	324 0.4×	53	11.0k
R. Llinás United States	81	14.8k 1.3×	8.8k 0.8×	9.2k 2.2×	373 0.4×	2.3k 2.8×	234	25.0k
Anita E. Hendrickson United States	59	5.7k 0.5×	7.6k 0.7×	4.8k 1.2×	4.4k 4.8×	721 0.9×	160	14.9k

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Sampath, Alapakkam P. & D. A. Baylor. (2002). Molecular Mechanism of Spontaneous Pigment Activation in Retinal Cones. Biophysical Journal. 83(1). 184–193. 36 indexed citations

Méndez, Ana, Marie E. Burns, Izabela Sokal, et al.. (2001). Role of guanylate cyclase-activating proteins (GCAPs) in setting the flash sensitivity of rod photoreceptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(17). 9948–9953. 214 indexed citations

Burns, Marie E. & D. A. Baylor. (2001). Activation, Deactivation, and Adaptation in Vertebrate Photoreceptor Cells. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 24(1). 779–805. 311 indexed citations

Rieke, Fred & D. A. Baylor. (2000). Origin and Functional Impact of Dark Noise in Retinal Cones. Neuron. 26(1). 181–186. 118 indexed citations

Tsang, Stephen H., Marie E. Burns, Peter D. Calvert, et al.. (1998). Role for the Target Enzyme in Deactivation of Photoreceptor G Protein in Vivo. Science. 282(5386). 117–121. 170 indexed citations

Rieke, Fred & D. A. Baylor. (1998). Origin of Reproducibility in the Responses of Retinal Rods to Single Photons. Biophysical Journal. 75(4). 1836–1857. 132 indexed citations

Rieke, Fred & D. A. Baylor. (1998). Single-photon detection by rod cells of the retina. Reviews of Modern Physics. 70(3). 1027–1036. 156 indexed citations

DeVries, Steven H. & D. A. Baylor. (1996). Correlated firing among different classes of ganglion cells in rabbit retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 37(3). 3 indexed citations

Baylor, D. A.. (1994). Introduction of King-Wai Yau 1993 Friedenwald Award winner.. PubMed. 35(1). 6–8. 1 indexed citations

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Meister, Markus, Jerome Pine, & D. A. Baylor. (1994). Multi-neuronal signals from the retina: acquisition and analysis. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 51(1). 95–106. 327 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Anita L. & D. A. Baylor. (1992). Cation interactions within the cyclic GMP‐activated channel of retinal rods from the tiger salamander.. The Journal of Physiology. 449(1). 759–783. 79 indexed citations

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Karpen, Jeffrey W., et al.. (1992). Cyclic GMP‐activated channels of salamander retinal rods: spatial distribution and variation of responsiveness.. The Journal of Physiology. 448(1). 257–274. 28 indexed citations

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Makino, Clint L., W. Rowland Taylor, & D. A. Baylor. (1991). Rapid charge movements and photosensitivity of visual pigments in salamander rods and cones.. The Journal of Physiology. 442(1). 761–780. 48 indexed citations

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Baylor, D. A.. (1989). CONDUCTANCE OF RETINAL PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS. 1 indexed citations

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Baylor, D. A. & B J Nunn. (1986). Electrical properties of the light‐sensitive conductance of rods of the salamander Ambystoma tigrinum.. The Journal of Physiology. 371(1). 115–145. 133 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Anita L. & D. A. Baylor. (1986). Cyclic GMP-sensitive conductance of retinal rods consists of aqueous pores. Nature. 321(6065). 70–72. 269 indexed citations

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Zimmerman, Anita L., Gregory Yamanaka, F. Eckstein, D. A. Baylor, & Lubert Stryer. (1985). Interaction of hydrolysis-resistant analogs of cyclic GMP with the phosphodiesterase and light-sensitive channel of retinal rod outer segments.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 82(24). 8813–8817. 157 indexed citations

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Baylor, D. A., B J Nunn, & Julie L. Schnapf. (1984). The photocurrent, noise and spectral sensitivity of rods of the monkey Macaca fascicularis.. The Journal of Physiology. 357(1). 575–607. 527 indexed citations breakdown →

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Baylor, D. A., T.D. Lamb, & King‐Wai Yau. (1979). The membrane current of single rod outer segments.. The Journal of Physiology. 288(1). 589–611. 244 indexed citations

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Baylor, D. A. & John G. Nicholls. (1969). Changes in extracellular potassium concentration produced by neuronal activity in the central nervous system of the leech. The Journal of Physiology. 203(3). 555–569. 176 indexed citations

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